Untitled Flashcards Set

Avarice

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Squander

To waste in a foolish manner.

Penurious

Extremely poor, poverty stricken.

Debunk

Expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief.

Eccentric

A person who behaves in odd or strange ways.

Prevaricate

To speak or act in an evasive way.

Imperceptible

Impossible to perceive.

Diverse

Showing a great deal of variety.

Desiccate

Remove the moisture from something, causing it to become completely dry.

Loquacious

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Maudlin

Self pityingly or sentimental, often through drunkenness.

Farcical

Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

Vibrant

Full of energy and enthusiasm.

Virulent

(Of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.

Contemptuous

Insulting or dismissive in a hateful way.

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Labyrinth

A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.

Lucid

Thinking clearly again after a period of illness or confusion.

Repudiate

Refuse to accept or to be associated with.

Superficial

Existing or occurring at or on the surface.

Primordial

Existing from the beginning of time; very ancient or basic.

Mellifluous

Sweet or pleasant-sounding; smooth and musical.

Provincial

Related to the countryside or lacking urban sophistication; narrow-minded.

Contrite

Feeling or expressing guilt or remorse for a wrongdoing.

Incessant

Continuing without interruption; nonstop.